Posted
by
Hemos
on Monday September 06, 2004 @09:29AM
from the moving-into-COTS dept.

keeleysam writes "c|net news.com is reporting that Alienware is going to ship a 4GHz desktop. The new Area-51 ALX, introduced on Friday, uses overclocking, or the practice of pushing a processor past its factory speed setting, to elevate a standard Intel Pentium 4 chip to 4GHz. Because overclocking a processor can cause it to overheat, the desktop also includes a special liquid-cooling system devised by Alienware. Purchasing the 4GHz Area-51 ALX desktop is an expensive proposition for most consumers, as the machine starts at about $4,200, according to pricing on Alienware's ALX Web site."

glad we got a definition of overclocking. i always thought overclocking was moving my clock ahead fifteen minutes so i could get places on time. but when i figured out i had an extra fifteen minutes, i just hit snooze. then i was late again. shit. so much for overclocking.

Sorry guys... link is broken... I went on the assumption that the problem with the link was the missing slash after ".com"... but I guess that wasn't it! Apparently the original poster is just an idiot.

i did the same, except i would push it even further once i got used to the current overclocking increment.
i'm not currently 10 years ahead of myself, but there are advantages, apparently longhorn is finally going to ship anytime soon... no seriously.

Sorry guys... link is broken... I went on the assumption that the problem with the link was the missing slash after ".com"... but I guess that wasn't it! Apparently the original poster is just an idiot.